Industry Standards
Thinking Ahead?Letter from Chaille: Is It Time for a New Quality Initiative in the Pallet Industry?
Pallet customers have talked about wanting quality for as long as I have been in the industry. But their buying...
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Scanning System Developed by Pooling Partners in Europe Leads to Pallet Perfection
When you produce a pallet every six seconds on a machine, it is possible to overlook things even if you...
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Fixing Pallet Problems ? Part II: Pallet Quality and Proper Specifications in the 21st Century
Quality, quality, quality. Everybody wants it, but nobody wants to pay much for it. In the world of pallets, quality...
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Fixing Pallet Problems ? Part 1: Pallet Quality and Proper Specifications in the 21st Century
With approximately two billion pallets in use daily in the United States, there may be nothing more important and yet...
Read moreLetter from Ed: Can Our Industry Benefit from Environmental Claims and Certification?
I have always believed that the wooden pallet industry has a very attractive, positive environmental story to...
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New Quality Standardization Initiative Targets U.S. Market, Eventually the World
A leading pallet maker in Germany identified a need and has sought to change the world of pallets forever....
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Markets in Transition: Are National Pallet Networks Influencing Used Pallet Grades and Terminology?
Is a ‘1AA’ Pallet Better than an ‘A1++’? Or Does a ‘Sam’s Club Premium’ Trump Them Both? You like...
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Have Your Pallet Specs Become Wrecks?
It happens in business time after time. The phone rings and a pallet supplier gives you a price that...
Read moreDefend Your Environmental Credentials, Learn Your Company?s Relative Score
Researchers from the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design (CPULD) at Virginia Tech are working on develo...
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